Police are looking for a gunman who stole an undisclosed amount of cash at the Walgreens store at 30852 Woodward Avenue. An employee called 911 shortly after 11 p.m. Dec. 29, telling them the man pulled a handgun on employees in an office at the store and demanded money.

The man got the cash and fled, police said.

He is described as black, up to six feet tall, and was wearing a scarf over his face, a black hooded sweatshirt, black winter hat, gray sweatpants and white tennis shoes.

A Troy Police K-9 officer was called to the store to help in tracking the gunman.

Police said the tracking trail led to a nearby parking lot where officers found fresh tire tracks in the snow.

Anyone with information is asked to call Lt. Keith Spencer at 248-246-3456.

Gun-firing Royal Oak man arrested

A Royal Oak man is facing charges after police he fired a handgun multiple times in the basement area of a house he shares with another person. Police said the man, 26, was intoxicated and the other person at the house in 2900 block of North Vermont called police.

Officers ound evidence of five shots fired inside the house.

The man faces charges of reckless discharge of a firearm, discharging a firearm while intoxicated and two counts of having an unregistered gun.

Suspect Eric Mathes was arraigned Wednesday in Royal Oak 44th District Court and his bond set at $5,000. He is scheduled for a probable cause conference at the court Jan. 11.

Thieves drive off with ATM

Two men in a minivan crashed through the front door of the Fresh Approach market at Campbell and Lincoln and stole an automated teller machine.

The theft happened around midnight Dec. 30. Police said the men drove the minivan into the ATM to knock it loose then lifted it into the vehicle and drove off.

An employee at the store told Fox 2 news that the damage the thieves caused cost more than the amount of money they got in the ATM and the store is not expected to have an ATM there in the future.

Cash, cigarettes taken in market burglary

Someone broke into Sage Market, 3008 Greenfield, and stole $450 in cash and an unknown amount of cigarettes.

The burglary was discovered about 7 a.m. Dec. 30. The owner called police after arriving at the market and finding the front door open and damaged.

Police said that someone forced the door open get inside the store and they are still investigating the burglary.

More catalytic converter thefts reported

At least seven thefts of catalytic converters have been reported in Royal Oak since Dec. 22 Last week five converter thefts were reported from vehicles in the 3000 block of Garden Avenue, the 3000 block of Benjamin Avenue, the 3000 block of Ellwood Avenue and on West Webster near Harvard.

Another resident in the 2000 block of East 10 Mile Road reported Dec. 27 that the catalytic converter was stolen from his car.

Cash reported stolen at Pronto restaurant

Police said someone stole cash from an office at Pronto restaurant, 608 S. Washington. About $1,000 was reported taken from the office on New Year’s Day.

Authorities believe someone forced open an office door and stole the money sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 3 a.m.